THEIR STORY “Mark and I have a rather unique love story, not because we met online, but rather because what immediately connected us was that we both had recently finished chemotherapy for cancer. I was only 2 weeks out from finishing chemo for Stage III breast cancer when I decided that it was time to focus on moving forward with life. I decided rather spur of the moment to join EHarmony, and Mark’s was literally the second profile that came up as a match. Based on our questionnaire responses, we were almost 100% compatible in all key areas (interests, education, values, etc.) but what totally shocked me was when I saw a paragraph that Mark has recently added to his profile stating that he felt he needed to disclose that he had just completed chemotherapy and a stem cell transplant for multiple myeloma, a blood cancer. It was hard to believe that at a relatively young age for cancer (I was 49 and Mark was 46 at diagnosis), I met someone so compatible who had also just battled cancer. We later learned that we had been diagnosed within a month of each other and were even at MD Anderson for some of the same time during the prior year, although we never met then. I sent his profile to a friend that very first day I joined online dating and said, “I do not think this is just a coincidence!” Indeed, it was not. We truly feel as if God brought us together as proof that He can work all things for good for those who love and serve Him. We both view life the same way as a result of battling cancer and know that each day is a gift, and to get to share that day with the love of your life is an even bigger blessing. We are both blessed to still be cancer-free three years later, both of us now with heads full of hair and hearts full of love! That was the inspiration for our #2Warriors1Love theme.” - Cherie
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